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PPE Gateway second midterm exam Spring 2014
Answer one prompt from each of the following two sections, and limit each answer to 1,000 words.
You should abide by the Duke/UNC honor code, and cite all sources.
PART 1
2. In A Theory of Justice, Rawls argues

Normative Theories of Ethics
Consequentialism:
Non-Consequentialism:
Whether an action is right depends
only on consequences.
Whether an action is right does not
depend only on consequences.
Deontology:
Ethical Egoism:
Utilitarianism:
An action is right i

Philosophy 280: Morality and Law
Final Exam
Directions: Please type up your answers using the answer sheet provided. You may consult any
of the lecture slides, the readings, or your notes, but you are not permitted to work on this exam
in groups. You shou

Utilitarianism
Consequentialism is a class of moral theories which first identify what is good, and then identify the
right action, rule, or policy as that which maximizes good consequences.
Utilitarianism is the version of consequentialism which holds th

2 Versions of Retributivism:
Payback Retributivism: Retribution has
been achieved when a person has been treated
as he has treated others.
Giving people what they deserve
Retributivism: Retribution has bene achieved
when we have given people what they des

Ch 6
Thursday, January 27, 2011
12:43 PM
Main ideas:
1. The foundaation of a legal system is the acceptance of a secondary rule of recognition that is used
to identify primary rules of obligation (100)
2. The rule of recognition is unstated (characteristi

Ch 7
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
12:30 PM
Main ideas
1. Open-texture of law
2. Objection to hart's view: rule skepticism
i.
General form talk of rules as myth (236)
ii.
Moderate from: the only rules that exist are those that constitute courts(137)
iii. Fun

Ch 9
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
12:23 PM
Main ideas
The development of law has been profoundly influenced by morality
But this doesnt mean that legal sys must confomr to moral standards or they must rest on the belief
that there is a moral obligation to o

Dworkin 2
Thursday, February 17, 2011
12:29 PM
Main ideas
Lesson of courtesy
2 components of the interpretive attitude
Courtesy has value
Requirements are sensitive to point/meaning
Not merely mechanical
Is this an analogue or critique of hart's internal

Dworkin 4
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
1:00 PM
Main ideas
The new picture
Judges disagree about the "soundest interp" of some apsect of legal sys (87)
Ea judge inter theory is grounded in his/her own beliefs about he purpose of legal prac as
whole
Several f

D: Law as Integrity
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
11:30 AM
Main ideas
Law as integrity
Law is unfolding political narative
Integegrity and history
Li takes particular attituted tow ard past decis
Justify decisions of past in light of overall bes interp
Chain no

Deductive Arguments
Deductive arguments are arguments which attempt to establish a claim conclusively.
How to evaluate deductive arguments:
a) Is the argument valid? (If not, you can try to show that it's invalid, either by modeling the
argument or by thi